Will Negroponte Ever Understand Who's Really Killing OLPC?

In a rebuttal to Times Online's article, "Why Microsoft and Intel tried to kill the XO $100 laptop", TechDirt accuses the writer of buying into Negroponte's side of the story, specifically that Microsoft and Intel for trying "kill" the OLPC.

It also claims the article is riddled with factual errors and opinion substituting as fact, with the author mistaking companies all aiming for the same market as a nefarious attempt to "kill off" the OLPC -- as if Negroponte has exclusivity on the low-cost subnotebook concept.

The two articles appear to have hit a nerve among subnotebook fans, with both generating substantial discussions in their respective comments sections.